VIDEO: Warranty Forms - Guidelines and Timelines
Congratulations! You’re a new home owner. So now you may need to get started on filling out your statutory warranty forms.In order to ensure that damages are resolved, it is important to be thorough and submit these forms within the timelines allotted.
Toronto housing not a buyer’s market...yet
Now that the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) resale and new home markets are showing some signs of cooling, people are starting to wonder if it’s a buyer’s market, or whether it will be soon.First of all, why do people think the market is cooling? There are
Thomas Liu and Jessica Wang of Lemine Group
Jessica Wang (L) and Thomas Liu (R)Hero names: Both are Executive DirectorsAllegiance: Lemine GroupSecret Identity: Thomas Liu and Jessica WangAge: 32 and 26 (respectively)Time Active: Both have been in the new home industry for eight months.Origin
Canadian newcomers play a key role in fuelling housing demand
According to the survey results, newcomers account for 21% of all homebuyers in Canada. If the international migration level remains the same, newcomers are expected to buy 680,000 homes in Canada over the next five years.
CMHC increasing mortgage insurance premiums
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) just announced that it is increasing its mortgage loan insurance premiums, effective March 17, 2017. Don’t worry, it shouldn’t affect your ability to afford a home. Mortgage loan insurance is necessary
The demand for new low-rise housing is heating up with the weather
As the weather heats up, as does the demand for new low-rise housing across the Total Market Area (TMA). We can’t explain the science behind it but warm spring days just make people want to buy homes. It’s a time for new beginnings and rebirth, which is
Grand Openings Sizzle in New Low-Rise Market
Since June, grand openings have been extremely successful in the new low-rise market, according to Trimart Research Corporation. With the Canadian economy expected to experience moderate growth over the coming months, new home sales are predicted to rise
Bloomington Woods in Ballantrae is now under construction!
Front row, from left: Geranium Homes’ Stephanie Lane; Councillors Ken Ferdinands and Rick Upton; Boaz Feiner; Mayor Justin Altmann; Councillors Hugo Kroon and Maurice Smith; Geranium’s Derrick Canete. Back row: Geranium’s site team, Bill Jewel, Luke
20 grants and loans for first-time buyers in Ontario
Saving a sufficient down payment is tough enough on its own and when coupled with rising interest rates and tough qualification rules – which includes a mortgage stress test– affording a home becomes very difficult for some.
A New Reason to Buy New: “Third-Hand Smoke”
Image via CTV (AP Photo/Dave Martin)Should you buy a new home or resale? The age-old question leaves most prospective homebuyers on the fence. Well, thanks to the National Post, we’ve discovered a new reason to buy new!What is third-hand smoke?According
